EPL Gossip Wednesday June 6th
Arsenal will tell Samir Nasri he is going nowhere. Even a bid of £25m for the midfielder – who is a target for Manchester United, Manchester City and Inter Milan – is unlikely to be enough to change their mind. Full story: Daily Mirror
This is why Arsenal is dumb. You see Spurs can play hardball with Modric cause they have him under contract for along time. Does Arsenal really want or need Nasri mopping around the club for a year before losing him for nothing? They can’t sell him to Manchester United but it’s not like the previous players Arsenal have sold to Manchester City have come back to huant them.
Liverpool could turn to Valencia winger Juan Mata unless Aston Villa lower the asking price for Stewart Downing. Full story: Daily Mirror
I really don’t understand how Aston Villa could turn down 15 million for Downing. Even with the extra you are playing for in a British player Downing is worth no more than 15 million. Juan Mata is twice the player Stewart Downing is.
Manchester City are willing to sell Carlos Tevez – but only if someone pays £50m for the want-away striker. Full story: Daily Mirror
Carlos Tevez is the Dany Heatley of football. Carlos Tevez could of gone to any club he wanted to two years ago. What did he do? What this puppet always does and follows the money that his pimp Kia Joorabchian leads him too. I don’t care if his kids are in Argentina. Get an iphone and facetime with them unless he wants to cough up all the money Manchester City has paid him then take a paycut to return to Boca Juniors.
Porto striker Falcao says he would love to play in the Premier League next season, paving the way for Chelsea to make a £26.5m move. Full story: Talksport
It is what it is. Chelsea meets his release clause and Falcao will go. Still have no clue how he would fit in paired up with Torres not to mention Drogba.
Tottenham will swoop for Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole if Luka Modric quits for Chelsea.
Full story: Talksport
This would really soften the blow of losing Modric for Tottenham fans.
Inter Milan admit they need to sell before they can buy this summer, opening the door for Manchester United to bid for £35m-rated midfielder Wesley Sneijder. Full story: Daily Mirror
Poor Wesley Sneijder can’t seem to stick with one team for longer than 2-3 years.
QPR manager Neil Warnock thinks Adel Taarabt will quit the Loftus Road outfit club to join his ‘friends’ at Arsenal. Full story: Metro
Despipte him being a former Tottenham player Arsenal fans shouldn’t mind having a player like Taarabt on their books.
Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish may make a £3m offer for Tottenham’s former Rangers defender Alan Hutton, having previously tried to sign him for Birmingham.
Full story: the Sun
Steady player, I never had a problem with Alan Hutton.
Midfielder Niko Kranjcar has complained that Tottenham’s £12m valuation of him is jeopardising his chances of a move from White Hart Lane. Full story: Daily Mirror
Kranjcar is right, that is four million higher than what is he worth.
Tottenham captain Ledley King has given the club a major boost by returning for the start of pre-season training this week after missing the end of the last campaign because of a groin problem.
Full story: Talksport
He’ll be injured again soon don’t you worry.